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Robotic-assisted knee replacements arrive at WVU Medicine Weirton

Original: Robotic-assisted knee replacements now available at WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center

WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, West Virginia, has begun offering robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery, according to multiple local outlets. The technology is intended to help surgeons plan and execute joint replacements with greater precision, and the hospital's adoption brings the procedure closer to patients in the northern West Virginia and Ohio Valley region who previously may have travelled elsewhere.

Why now: Local media are covering a new medical technology becoming available at a regional hospital

WVU Medicine Weirton Medical CenterWeirton, West Virginia

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